Title :
Integrated polarimeter assisted ring scanning spectrometer
Author :
Chen, Wei ; Chu, Sai ; Mertz, Pierre ; Little, Brent ; Hryniewicz, John ; Davidson, Roy ; Gill, Dave ; King, Oliver ; Chen, Wenlu ; Johnson, Fred ; Donovan, Kevin
Author_Institution :
Infinera Corp., Annapolis, MD
Abstract :
Three-stage Vernier, 3rd order lattice ring filters are implemented to realize a full C-band spectrometer. A polarization controller is also integrated for ldquosplit and fliprdquo operation.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical filters; optical resonators; polarimeters; C-band spectrometer; integrated polarimeter; ring scanning spectrometer; split-and-flip operation; third order lattice ring filters; three-stage Vernier ring filters; wavelength 1530 nm to 1565 nm; Arm; Circuits; Lattices; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Resonance; Resonator filters; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729463